STORK 2.0

Secure idenTity acrOss boRders linKed 2.0

Synopsis

The major aim of STORK 2.0 is to contribute to the realization of a single European electronic
identification and authentication area. It is a continuation of STORK, and is building on its results by establishing
interoperability of different approaches at national and EU level, eID for persons, eID for legal entities and the facility
to mandate. STORK 2.0 involves directly 19 countries in the Consortium (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia,
France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom), while the rest of MS and Associated Countries such as Germany, Finland, and will be involved through the MS Reference Group.

STORK 2.0 should make a significant improvement from the state where the functionality
was limited to identifying and authenticating citizens, to the ability to authenticate legal entities and citizens
and link the citizen to their role in the business world. STORK 2.0 will be linking the citizen and legal entities to
attributes, delegations and mandates. By enabling cross border and sector interoperability for legal entity eIDs a wealth
of new pan European applications and services can be facilitated.

There are four Pilot Applications, focused on strategic eLearning & Academic Qualifications, eBanking, Public Services
for Business and eHealth areas, will demonstrate interoperable services in real-life settings and validate common specifications,
standards and building blocks, exploring scenarios to address challenging challenging legal and governance issues (across borders,
application domains and different sectors) decisively pushing the lines for wider uptake of eID in Europe.